Diet and Health FAQ

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Question:
I am 28 years old, I have a BMI of 42 and have been overweight all my life. Things have now got to the point where either I lose weight or I will end my life - I have no friends, no social life, no confidence and no self esteem and I am not going to let it continue. I have tried dieting all my adult (and some of my childhood) life with very limited success - I have considered surgery but I am realistic enough to know I cant afford it and, despite, dieting being the safest option I am not prepared to fall further and further into depression cos of not only having no life but not being able to eat what I want when I want for the next 2 years again. At this stage I dont want to be rude to anyone but I dont need to be told that drugs are dangerous and potentially addictive, I dont need to be told that I should be happy the way I am, I dont need to be told that there are safer ways to do this nor that once the weight is off there are other challenges in terms of keeping it off - what I would like is advice on the best drug to use to achieve this weight loss (about 140lbs) and quickly. I have been on some of the drugs available on the NHS and they were useless so am looking for advice for non prescription drugs the type of which are advertised on the US pharmacy web sites offering drugs such as Phentermine but also if there are ANY others Im open to suggestions (there was one I read about once which was likened to speed which users ahd huge success using but I have been unable to find much out about it and its availablilty so any help there would be useful). I would like advice on the basics of how each works (ie what it does), how effective they are and what sort of results I could EXPECT to see and how soon. As much as I understand peoples concerns PLEASE dont use this as an opportunity to try and convince me that I dont need to or want to use these drugs - it really is at the point where if I cant see light at the end of the tunnel in the next few weeks that I am gonna end it all and I am gonna use weight loss drugs anyway so some useful advice would be appreciated.

Answer:
Sounds like a good time to see a head doctor. Maybe could get a prescription for weight los diet pills even. Yeah, I know you probably can't afford it but perhaps a sliding scale or something will help. Sorry I can't help with the diet pills but ritalin, adderall (speed) often decrease appetite. Wellbutrin is a non-narcotic option that reduced my appetite at first though it didn't last. Caffiene is an old tried & true diet pill though I don't know if you can still get in pill form over the counter & it's pretty harsh. Things to consider are insomnia and anxiety as side effects.